Author: Justin Hendry

Budget crunch sinks NSW digital voting revival

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The NSW Electoral Commission will be forced to “pare back” its systems and delay the reintroduction of digital voting after three funding proposals were knocked back by the state...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: HealthTech finalists

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With an ageing population, emergency departments that are busier than ever and growing workforce shortages, the Australian healthcare sector is ripe for technological disruption. The growing use of HealthTech...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: GovTech finalists

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A once-in-a-generation uplift of government services is underway in Australia, as governments of all stripes try to emulate the experience of well-known digital platforms and apps. It helped the...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: Food & AgriTech finalists

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The Food and AgriTech sector is a huge contributor to the Australian economy, already generating $20 billion in annual economic benefit – a figure that will only grow in the...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: Energy & Renewables finalists

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Investment in renewable energy has skyrocketed in recent years, as the cost of clean energy technology continues to fall and traditional electricity generation methods move closer to end of...

STEM diversity is critical for our future prosperity

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Those of us working on the persistent challenge of getting more women and girls into STEM study and careers often remind people that “you can’t be what you can’t...

Government faces ANAO scrutiny over PsiQuantum deal

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The national audit office has flagged a potential review of the federal government’s use of specialist investment vehicles in the wake of its controversial deal with Californian quantum startup PsiQuantum....